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Economic history

Paperback. In 1776, the U.S. owed huge sums to foreign creditors and its own citizens but, lacking the power to tax, had no means to repay them. This is the first book to tell the story of how foreign-born financial specialists solved the fiscal crisis and set the nation on a path to long-term economic prosperity. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 31. Weight in Grams: 762.
Publisher
Belknap Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674284104
ISBN
9780674284104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.06

Paperback. The only child of divorced parents, the author was often sent to stay at her grandparents' country house Golsoncott. Years later, she began to piece together the lives of those she knew fifty years before. In this title, she delves into the domestic past of her former home, and the contrasts between life today and the way they lived then. Illustrator(s): Brockway, Harry. Num Pages: 240 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; 3JJ; BG; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141001647
ISBN
9780141001647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.91

Paperback. Series: Yale Series in Economic and Financial History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 4 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; KCZ; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300223590
ISBN
9780300223590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 17.15

Hardback. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845452452
ISBN
9781845452452
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.19

Paperback. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691171043
ISBN
9780691171043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. A fascinating look at the intertwined story of milk and men on Merseyside. Num Pages: 128 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; HBTB; KCZ; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445663227
ISBN
9781445663227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 784 pages, 96 b/w illus., 32 tables. BIC Classification: KCG; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 133. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691175805
ISBN
9780691175805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.99

Hardback.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
968
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691133454
ISBN
9780691133454
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.56
€ 80.25

Paperback. Why has human history unfolded so differently across the globe? The author puts the case that geography and biogeography, not race, moulded the contrasting fates of Europeans, Asians, Native Americans, sub-Saharan Africans, and aboriginal Australians. Num Pages: 480 pages, 32 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JHMC; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
9780099302780
ISBN
9780099302780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.59

Paperback. The story of how the dollar rose to global dominance in the twentieth century - and an assessment of what the future holds for the world's most important currency. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; KCP; KCZ; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199642472
ISBN
9780199642472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Shows that changes in the intellectual and social environment and the institutional background in which knowledge was generated and disseminated brought about the Industrial Revolution, followed by sustained economic growth and continuing technological change. Num Pages: 384 pages, 5 line illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691120133
ISBN
9780691120133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Hardback. A narrative history by a Fed insider of how monetary policy is shaped in the US, with special emphasis on the performances of former Chairman Ben Bernanke and current Chairwoman Janet Yellen in facing the prelude, outbreak, and aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. Series: Palgrave Studies in American Economic History. Num Pages: 337 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; KCBM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 678.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2090
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137578587
ISBN
9781137578587
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.26

Paperback. Offering a fresh look at trade during the second industrial revolution, "Global Markets Transformed" describes a world of commodities on the move--wheat and rice, coffee and tobacco, oil and rubber, all traveling around the planet through commodity chains of producers, processors, transporters, and buyers, often invisible to one another. Num Pages: 306 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; KCL; KCZ; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Belknap Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674281349
ISBN
9780674281349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.06

Hardback. Series: Political Economy of Islam. Num Pages: 332 pages, 41 colour illustrations, 6 black & white tables, 46 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBLA; HRH; KCS; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 218 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137517494
ISBN
9781137517494
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.43

Paperback. Seeks to understand both Capital-Nation-State, the interlocking system that is the dominant form of modern global society, and the possibilities for superseding it. Translator(s): Bourdaghs, Michael K. Num Pages: 376 pages, 6 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPA; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822356769
ISBN
9780822356769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.55

Hardback. Num Pages: 107 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, 3 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCB; KCP; KCZ; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 194 x 242 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9789811018183
ISBN
9789811018183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.74

Hardcover. Joseph R. Dennis demonstrates the significance of imperial Chinese local gazetteers in both local societies and national discourses. Whereas previous studies argued that publishing, and thus cultural and intellectual power, were concentrated in the southeast, Dennis shows that publishing and book ownership were widely dispersed throughout China. Num Pages: 405 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFC; KCZ; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 35. Weight in Grams: 694.
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674504295
ISBN
9780674504295
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.60

Hardback. The world is a better place than it used to be. People are wealthier and healthier. Yet the escapes from destitution by so many have left gaping inequalities between people and between nations. This book tells the story of how, some parts of the world began to experience sustained progress, and set the stage for unequal world. Num Pages: 376 pages, 50 line illus. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCM; KCQ; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
376
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691153544
ISBN
9780691153544
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 b/w figs. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCP; KCZ; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300222630
ISBN
9780300222630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 50 line illus. BIC Classification: KCB; KCM; KCQ; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691165622
ISBN
9780691165622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.48

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